سوال ۱ کنکور ارشد مهندسی مکانیک ۱۴۰۲
PART A: Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the word or phrase (1), (2), (3), or (4) that best completes each sentence. Then mark the answer on your answer sheet.
Despite the fact that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased substantially in the industrialized West, the levels of human contentment have remained ...........
پاسخ صحیح: گزینهٔ C — static
Option 3: static. Static means remaining unchanged, with little or no movement or development. Contentment means satisfaction or happiness. The sentence contrasts a substantial rise in GDP with contentment levels that have not risen: they have remained static. The opening Despite the fact that signals this contrast.
- 1) apposite means appropriate or particularly relevant. It describes the suitability of a remark, example, or comparison, not whether a level has changed.
- 2) interwoven means closely connected or mixed together. No things being intertwined are identified here, and this meaning does not express the contrast with economic growth.
- 4) implicit means implied rather than explicitly stated. The issue is whether contentment has increased, not whether it has been expressed openly.
Exam trick: Pair the contrast marker despite with the opposing descriptions: GDP has increased, but contentment has remained static.